Sippican Lands Trust, Marion, MA
Wildlife Refuge
It was a great day for a walk this St. Patrick’s Day. Our own Executive Director Jim Bride and Volunteer Coordinator Jenny Costa led a fun group down Peirson Woods (Point Road). Nice views out to the Elizabeth Islands and some early spring birds enlivened the woods. Read more »
We had a wonderful time at our stargazing event at Tabor Academy! Thank you to Michael Bentz of Tabor for imparting your knowledge of the skies and telescopes to us. If you missed out, we are planning to have another stargazing event this summer. Read more »
The Sippican Lands Trust is seeking applicants for its “Helen A. Arthur” Scholarship. A monetary award of up to $1,000 is available to a Marion resident who is a graduating senior from any secondary school by June 2019 and is preferably pursuing an education in environmental studies or a related field. Please postmark a completed […] Read more »
Thanks to everybody who came on our Valentine’s Day walks this past Saturday- hope you’ll share the 💕 of our trails and open spaces with others. (Thanks to the odd couple Jim Bride and Alan Harris for chaperoning the walks) Read more »
Thank you to Blake Dinius of Plymouth County Extension Service for giving his “HateTicks?” talk. It was very informative and entertaining. If you missed out, we have links for you to enjoy the talk below! Part 1 of 5 Part 2 of 5 Part 3 of 5 Part 4 of 5 Part 5 of 5 Read more »
Wonderful time at Sippican School for their community night. We relived our third grade lives and made “cootie catchers,” but instead of a classmate behind the flap you land on a new SLT property and trail! Thanks to Diane Cook for the idea and paper engineering, while Cathy Stone and Alan Harris helped out. Check out sippicanlandstrust.org for […] Read more »
While our hunt for the SuperbOwl on Sunday didn’t turn up any owls we did have a nice walk and saw some winter birds (Golden-crowned Kinglets and Canada Geese) and guest, members, board and staff walked along some of our beautiful properties in North Marion in the orange sunset. Read more »
We had a sunny but windy Duck Waddle Sunday! 10 birdwatchers found nearly 20 species in just a bit over an hour. Many thanks to the Nasketucket Bird club president Justin Barrett and Carol Molander for leading us around Marion this afternoon. Highlights include Barrows Goldeneye, many loons and a Long-tailed duck. Our list: Great […] Read more »